The Windows 11 taskbar may look modern, but it's surprisingly rigid. Beyond a few basic tweaks, Microsoft gives you very little room to personalize, even less than in previous versions of Windows.

Your April article (“Optimize Windows 11 With These 8 Settings Tweaks“) had good tips for adjusting the Start menu and ...

The Windows 11 taskbar takes up a thick line of space on your screen. Most people don't mind, but there are valid reasons to want it gone. You might want to take advantage of that little bit of extra ...

Microsoft 365 Companions are designed to show you important data in just a click from the Windows taskbar. Microsoft 365 Companions are designed to show you important data in just a click from the ...

Microsoft will finally let you move the Windows 11 taskbar. Changes to the taskbar are rolling out to Windows 11 insiders. Microsoft also promises several tweaks to the Start menu. Windows 11 users ...

In 2022, when Windows 11 was in its infancy, the Feedback Hub was full of users complaining about the state of the Start menu and taskbar, particularly about changing where the taskbar appears. At ...

Have you ever felt like your computer’s interface just doesn’t quite fit your workflow? The Windows 11 taskbar, often overlooked as a static feature, is actually a powerful tool waiting to be tailored ...

The ability to change where Windows 11's taskbar appears on the screen is among the most requested features in the Feedback Hub. While it is not a ground-breaking thing, it appears that quite a lot of ...

A smaller taskbar is also on the way later this year. A smaller taskbar is also on the way later this year. is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, ...

Generated with Google’s Nano Banana 2. Microsoft is testing Windows 11 taskbar and Start menu updates, including movable taskbar positions, cleaner Start controls, and compact layout options.